New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-11
THE COLLISION OFF SANDY HOOK.
HOW THE MARrELLo STRUCK THE WILEY.

THE BARKENTINE BADLY DAMAGED-LITrLE IN
JURY TO THE sTEAMER-TRoUBLE FROM THE FOG.
The names OF the vessels which in collision in the
fog on Sunday morning in Gedneys Channel have at
last definitely ascertaned and they prove to be- as
was stated In yesterdays TRIBUNE, the Wilson Line
steamship Martelo, and the barkcntino Freeda A.
Wiley The Wiley left Pensacola on April % With a
load OF lumber consigned TO this port She arrived on the
Hook early on Sunday morning The fog was dense,
but Captain Wiley, her master and owner, nevertheless
determined to push on toward the barbor lie was on
the starboard tack about the line with the Sandy
Hook llghtshp and blowing his fog horn continn-
ousy the high bow Of the Martelo which LEFT her
pier Bound Hull Saturday afternoon doomed up
right alongside and before either captain could change
his course the boats together. The barkentine
was struck Just forward Of her foremost on the staboard
side and her pankng was cut through several feet be-
low the water line The Roadway Of the steamer which
was going at about five knots an hour coul1 NOT Se
checked quickly enough to prevent her striking the
sailing vessel again and this time she carried away ,he
bowspr and ali the headrgging. The bow OF the Wiley
went I'm Ter water at but the stern was kept OUT OF
the water by the buoyanoy OF the cargo ,., ,or,
The MartenO dropped anchor and has remained M4is
side the barkenne since that time The IRON p ls,te
about the steamers cutWater was eOnsluerapy
damaged but otherwise she not injured When me
fog lifts she will tow the Wiley into the harbor ne
officers and crew OF the barkentine are sui on OOard
her, living as comfortably as the circumstances VIII
permit in che after deck house The wreeklng steamer
J. Merritt the of the accident 10 oner aS
sistance but her services were not required. ostor
men brushed up their t5cy oomd Not re-
member the time when fog had hung on so consciously
i'm the vicinity OF New-YOrk as has the one that aR
reared at Sandy Hook Saturday afternoon ana was SUI
There last night 10 Just In time to head OH several
ocean steamers which due In New YORK on satur
day SUNDAY and Monday and has held them prisoners
Out sdc the bar long that their officers began to des
nar OF ever reaching their destinations The passengers
TOO were more than disconnected and II SAID hat
man with speculative turn Of mind succeeded ID Iispos
ing OF all the stock OF the New York and London Iunne
Company which he said was organized 10 cut a tunhe
from city Hall Park TO Trafalgar Square ana was
guaranteed To be fogproof .,-,, ,,so,
The people the Gmbria were particularly ui sap
pouted, because their boat had made quick ,uIp'
coming from Roches Point to the Sandy HOOK Light
Slip In six days and eight hours and the hope had Dee
held ont to them that they could eat dinner In New1 O
on Saturday evening They passed the time az Is usuu
ON shpboard until yesterday afternoon when huurSe
OF them were brought ashore by the steamer John r.
Moore II the fog hits the UmDrla Will come up 10 her
pier about 81 O'Clock this morning. ..,
La NOrmanle. Of the French Line, was anOtier OF the
big boats outside the bar Some OF her passengers were
brought 10 the city Monday afternoon but most o.
them waited 70 come up with the steamship herseli
Her CAPTAIN decided feel his way through me mist az
high tide night and got to the pier without accident
The Baltic Of the White Star Line, which had been
detained outside since sunday night, came up yesIer
dav afternoon, IA did eight smaller steamships me
fog then was not dense had been but was sun
flick enough To make navigation extremely dangerous
Tie outgoing steamships Alaska, Greece Ethopla anu
four others loft their piers at the advertised tne yeser
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